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31

Dec 2023

Community
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Fireworks and live music to greet New Year in Ripon

Published: 31 Dec 2023, 08:00 GMT

by Tim Flanagan

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Ripon will be dancing to a Caribbean beat when it welcomes in 2024 this evening (Sunday).

Residents and visitors are invited to the city’s New Year’s Eve gathering on Market Square, where the live music will be provided by the Jamsalana Steel Drum band.

The traditional event on Ripon Market Square attracts thousands of revellers each year



The band will strike up at 9:45pm and the evening will conclude with a fireworks display at midnight.

Before the start of the celebration event, organised by Ripon City Council and paid for from the parish precept, at 9pm a member of the hornblower team will signal the setting of the watch with blasts of their horn at the four corners of the obelisk.

The ceremonial event, dating back to 886 AD – was instigated by Alfred the Great the first Anglo-Saxon King of England – and will provide the prelude to a night of free entertainment.

Today's forecast is indicating that the rain and winds brought by Storm Gerrit will have reduced but, as with all outdoor events, it's always advisable to bring an umbrella!

Full coverage of Ripon's New Year's Eve celebrations, will be published by the Stray Ferret on January 1

Main image: Tonight's fireworks display will herald in the New Year







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